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Del Oro Camp & Conference Center
Del Oro Camp & Conference Center is a Salvation Army camp and retreat center in Nevada City, California, in the Sierra foothills near Lake Vera. It offers lodges, cottages, and cabins for group retreats from August through May, with its largest meeting space (the Activity Center) seating up to 299 people, while summer is reserved for the camp's own low-income children's camp program.
Facts verified from the camp’s own website · Last verified 2026-09-11
Getting there
- 1 h 30 min from Sacramento
- 1 h 50 min from Chico
- 1 h 50 min from Reno, NV
20864 Rector Road, Nevada City, CA 95959 · drive times are typical, not rush hour
On the property
The facts
| Lodging | Retreat houses (22 beds) · Lodge rooms · Cabins |
| Meals | Full food service |
| Season | August-May |
| Hosts | Youth groups · Church leadership · Corporate groups |
| Affiliation | The Salvation Army |
The Conference Center's gymnasium/multipurpose building and three 13-room lodges were completed in 2018 through a gift from the Stephen S. Ball estate, and conference-season revenue funds the camp's scholarships for low-income children's summer camp.